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Northwood
Public Library
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North Doheny Street, Northwood, ND 58267, 701-587-5221
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Location
Northwood's Public Library is located inside the Northwood Public School, and can be accessed through the east or west entrances of the building. Back to top |
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Policies
All books are available to all patrons, but the parents of patrons who are in sixth grade or under are asked to specify, in writing, which books they prefer the child to read. If the parents do not give to the librarian their specifications they are giving implied permission for the librarian to monitor the books the child wishes to check out and to not allow certain books to be checked out. The forms on which a parent can make their specifications are sent home with each child on his/her first day of school in his/her student handbook and are available from the librarian. For students checking out during the school day the following check out policies are in affect: Kindergarten students may check out one book at a time. They may keep their books for one week. After the Christmas vacation Kindergarten students are allowed to check out two books at a time. Students in grades 1-6 may check out up to two books at a time. They may keep their books for one week. If a student has an assignment from their classroom teacher which requires additional books he/she will be permitted to check out what is needed. Students in grades 7-12 may have up to ten books checked out at a time. They are allowed to keep their books for two weeks. City patrons may check out up to twenty books at a time. Their loan period is two weeks. Children under the age of 16 must have a parent accompany them when they apply for a city library card. Patrons having both a city library card and a school library card: The school card will be used on any books checked out during the school day (8:15 through 4:00) and the city card will be used during the Wednesday evening and Saturday morning hours. No school library cards may be used during the Wednesday evening and Saturday morning hours. Magazines and newspapers are purchased by the Northwood Public School and do not circulate. Photocopies will be made for 25¢ per page. Students needing copies for a school assignment are exempt from paying for copies. The Northwood Public School has placed three computers in the library. They are connected to the card catalog and to the Internet. During the school day student use takes precedence, but during the Wednesday evening and Saturday morning hours people who are not a part of the school environment are invited to use the computers and are given precedence. The library has many audiovisual items which it is willing to share with responsible patrons. Contact the school office or Mrs. Vig for more information. Back to Top |
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General
Information
The Northwood School and City Library is located in the Northwood Public School. Access during school time can by made through any door into the building. Access on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings may only be made through the center door on the Doheny Street side of the building. The library has over 15,000 books in its combined holdings. Holdings are purchased by the Northwood Public School and by tax dollars from the City of Northwood. Many donations also are made to the combined libraries. Books sales are also held to help fund the purchase of new books. Northwood Public School pays for subscriptions to over 40 periodicals and for a subscription to the Internet service Electric Library (A service which accesses the copy from 500+ periodicals, the scripts of many major news programs, and the information of several different encyclopedic sources. The school also pays all access fees to the Internet as well as all costs incurred by that access. Patrons are invited to participate in several ongoing library events: Nearly two hundred books are available for exchanging as a part of the Paperback Book Exchange. Patrons having paperbacks that they wish to get rid of are encouraged to bring them in and trade for the paperbacks other patrons have tired of. Participation in the Paperback Book Exchange is limited to patrons over 16 years of age. The library is frequently involved in "Books Are Fun" book sales. These sales are open to the public and are held in the Audiovisual room of the library. "Books Are Fun" is a national company which sells hardcover books and other items through schools. The books are sold at nearly wholesale prices and for every ten books sold the library is given a free book. Approximately six "Books Are Fun" sales are held each school year. Through this program the Northwood School at City Library has been able to add over 200 books, videotapes, and cassette tapes to its holdings. Ask to be put on the "Books Are Fun" call list if you are interested in being contacted when one is being held. Because of company policy there is seldom much notice given before a "Books Are Fun" book sale, so being on the call list is the only way that interested parties can be contacted. In February, as part of Reading Month, the Northwood School and City Library holds its annual book swap. The book swap is open to all who wish to participate. Participants are encouraged to bring in books of which they have tired (the reading and content level must be for grades 8 and below). Each book brought in must be in good condition, it cannot be a withdrawn library book or school textbook. Magazines, board books, and Little Golden Books are not allowed. Books are to be brought in during the first three weeks of the month. For each book brought in patrons are given a "Book Swap Coupon." The librarian then organizes and sorts all of the books. During the last week of the month patrons are allowed to trade their "Book Swap Coupons" for the books that have been collected. This program has proven to be one of the most popular ever held in the Northwood School and City Library. During the February 1998 Book Swap over 2000 books were traded! In the summer the Northwood School and City Library generally holds a summer reading program in which children who have not yet entered sixth grade are encouraged to celebrate reading. These programs may offer prizes for the most books read or may allow the children to share a growing experience based on literature. Watch for more information to be added about the Summer 1999 program Back to Top |
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Educational
Programs
All children enrolled in grades K through 6 have weekly Library Skills classes. Skills classes for grades K to 3 are 20 minutes long. Grades 4 through 6 have 15 minutes of Library Skills per week. Skills classes are in addition to general library check out time for these grades. In these classes the Below is a brief syllabus of what topics are studied during library skills times. KINDERGARTEN Kindergarten students are taught "Library Manners" and "Library Words." 1st GRADE First grade students are introduced to the books in the nonfiction section of the library as well as being taught how to select the books appropriate to them. 2nd GRADE Second graders are exposed to information on how to use basic research sources such as indexes and glossaries. They then move up to using dictionaries and encyclopedic books. They are also taught how fiction books are arranged on the shelves. 3rd GRADE Third grade students begin the year by learning what the numbers of the Dewy Decimal system stand for. As the year progresses they learn to use the computer card catalog to find the books they wish to check out. 4th GRADE Students are taught how to create "works cited pages" for reports. The "big" project of the year is a course in North Dakota studies that is team taught by Mrs. Shari Bilden,, and Mrs. Vig. In this project students are asked to prepare an itinerary and imagine that they take a trip around the state of North Dakota. They are to keep of journal of mileage, expenses, special events and sights and they are to make a scrapbook filled with mementos of their trip. 5th GRADE The children are introduced to the how and whys of the Newbery Awards. They also are taught how to do effective searching of the Internet and other computer sources. 6th GRADE The sixth grade library skills class is dedicated to teaching the children how to find the information they will need in order to write a term paper, the correct ways to prepare to write a term paper, and finally they write a term paper complete with a list of works cited. This is the only library project that receives an academic grade, though other projects may be used as bonus points by the classroom teachers. JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS There are no standing library skills classes in these grades, but teachers preparing for any type of research project generally include time in the planning of the project for refresher courses in how to use the library correctly. Also, as technology changes and grows, the librarian often holds sessions with the students in order to introduce them to new information services. ADULT LESSONS The Northwood School and City Library attempts to offer an array of classes to the members of the community. Classes are held sporadically and depend on the availability of teachers and on the events in the school and community calendar. Back to Top |
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Personnel
The Northwood School and City Library is managed by the school librarian, Mrs. Anne Vig. Mr. Jack Maus, Northwood Public School Superintendent oversees the operation of the school portion of the library along with members of the School Board. The City of Northwood has a Library Board, appointed by the city council. Its members include Linda Tinderholt, who is the city library purchasing agent, Marilyn Pederson, Eddie Fisher and Bernadette Braun. During
the school day and the Wednesday evening and Saturday morning hours
high school students volunteer their time to help the librarian with
basic library tasks, such as circulation, processing, cleaning, and
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